The late, great Louis Armstrong once crooned, “I see trees of green. Red roses, too.” There will be plenty of that in Des Moines next week after the dominance showed by the Pella High boys’ and girls’ track and field teams in last night’s state qualifying meet at Bondurant-Farrar.

It hardly seems possible, but today is the day high school boys’ and girls’ track and field teams all over Iowa will attempt to qualify as many events as they can to the Blue Oval and the state track and field meet next week.

Being the largest school in attendance has its perks, and it definitely worked to Pella High’s advantage as the girls’ track and field team finished with 218 points to overwhelming win the Lynnville-Sully meet last night.

Most of their competitions over the past six days cancelled due to the weather, Pella High and Pella Christian should be rearing and ready to go for a sunny, but cold, Oskaloosa Invitational this morning.